The Ovid-Elsie Lady Marauders traveled to Linden Wednesday night for a non-conference tilt against the Eagles.  Linden (12-6) would come away with the win, 35-32.

Ovid-Elsie (15-3) led 14-12 after the first quarter but the game was tied 22-22 at halftime.  The Lady Marauders could muster only one point in the third stanza during a defensive battle which saw Linden outscore OE 5-1.  Ovid-Elsie would capture the fourth quarter 9-8, but it was "too little too late".

"We had a lot of uncharacteristic turnovers tonight," said Head Coach Ryan Cunningham.  "They play with a lot of speed and aggressiveness and were the more physical team tonight.  They kept us off balance offensively but I am proud of our defensive effort and the fact that we didn't quit.  We had two good looks to tie it at the end but they didn't fall - these kids played right down to the final buzzer."

Ava Bates paced the Marauders with 10 points to go along with 3 rebounds, 3 steals, and 3 assists while Evalyn Cole notched 7 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, and 3 steals.  Hailee Campbell added 6 points and 10 rebounds while Kiah Longoria (5 rebounds, 2 steals), Ellyanna Carman, and Braeden Tokar (6 rebounds) each chipped in with 3 points.  

Ovid-Elsie held a slight rebound advantage (30-29) on the game and collected 9 steals off of 17 Eagle turnovers.  The Lady Marauders also handed out 10 assists on 12 made baskets but the turnovers (22) and a poor night shooting (28.6%) left OE on the short end offensively.

Ovid-Elsie will have a quick turnaround as they head back into conference action at Durand Friday night.  Game time is slated for 5:30 p.m.